Reversible heel



July 19, 1927. 1,636,494

G. A. VOLZ REVERSIBLE HEEL Filed Feb. 1. 1927 flttarne Patented J ly19', 1927..

- members of the composition heels are'de- Another UNI-TED STAT-E @EOBGEA. VOIIZ, OF-GIFCIIIHATI, OHIO nnvn nsrnma HEEL.

My invention relates to improvements in reversible heels for boots andshoes. its objects is to enable composition heels, of rubber or moldedcork for instance, to be attached to a pair ofboots or shoes in suchmanner as to be readily detachable and reversible, or if desiredreplaceablewith new ones; Another object is to provide improved means ofattaching or anchoring the metal attaching members within thecomposition so as .to firmly unite the composition to the metal. Anotherobject is to provide improved metal members adapted to be rigidlyattached to theboots or shoes and to which the metal tachably andreversibly secured object is to provide improved metal members adaptedto be detachably and reversibly attached in pairs by means'of which firmand reliable but detachable and reversible-attachment of the compositionheels to the,

boots or shoes may be attained. My invention also comprises certaindetails of form and arrangement, and combina'tlon of components, all ofwhich will be fully set forth in the description of the accompanying.

drawings, in which:

Fig. tion heel and its attached metalj member ready to be attached to aboot or shoe, and embodying in part my invention.

Fig.2 is a plan view of the metal-mem-.-

ber shown in Fig. 1, detached. l

Fig. 3' is'a plan of-a portion of :a boot or shoe with its attachedmetal member ready to detachably receive the heel shown in Fig. 4 is anenlarged perspective view of 'tlrle metal-member of Fig. 3 detachedthereom; Fig. 5 is acentral. vertical section through theashoeshown inFig. 3 and the heel shown in Fig. 1 slightly separated, but in positionto be interengaged and attached together.)

-The accom anying drawings illustrate the preferred em bodiment of myinvention, in

i which 15 representsa composition heel of molded rubber, molded corkcomposition or similar material. A heel metal member 16 is provided witha substantially central perforation 17, a series of perforations 18surrounding the perforation 17 a series of ex- One of .1 is a bottomplanview of a composi as to secure as ample and firm an, anchorage forthe metal heel member 16 in themolde'd member 15-as possible, and so asto enable said metal member 16 to resist all normal 1,63 ,494 SW'PATE-NTOFFICE.

strains'tending' to separate the member 15- from themember 16. For thispurpose the toes .20 may also be perforated-as at 40 in Fi .2, ifdesired. 4

etal members v26 have-each a series of projections 27 along their edges,and extending to one side of the plane of the member 26, and anotherseries of projections 28 extending to the opposite side of. the plane ofsaid member 26. The member 26 is also provided with a centrallyloeated'internally screw threaded sleeve 29 extending from the plane ofmember 26 upon the same side as the rojections 27; The metal members 26are esigned to be-attached to the leather heel bases 30 of the boots orshoes 31, flush with the lower faces of said heel bases with theprojections 27 extending into the heel bases, and the sleeves 29recessed'intov said a heel bases 30. A series of nails or screws 32servetohold the metalmembers 26 firmly in placerelative 'to the heelbases 30, while the projections 27 tend to resist lateral strain in anydirection calculated to detach the metal members 26 'from the heel bases30. The outwardly extending projections 28 register with and are adaptedto enter and interengage with the perforations 18 of the metal heelmember 16, so 'as to firmly resist lateral strain tending to separatethe late 26 from the plate 16.. A screw 35. intro need through a centralrecess 36 in the heel member 15 and through the central perforation 17in the metal heel member 16 and threaded into the sleeve '28 of themetal member 26, serves to I firmly but detachably lock each pair ofmetal members 16 and 26 together agamst any nor: mal tendencyto detachthe'heel 15 from the tended toes 20, which are off-set at one sideJenewing the heelsif required.

of themain portion of the heel member 16 so as to be sunkor-anchoreddeeply into the The apparatus herein shown and described iscapab e of considerable modification withheel base 30, and at the sametime provides base, a pair of detachable and interchange- 'able metalheel members having each a central perforationopposite the threadedsleeve of said metal heel base members, and perforations to registerwith and engage the outward projections of said metal heel base members,and a series of toe membersofi-set to one side ofthe plane of the bodyof said metal heel members, and a pair of molded composition heel'members in the body of which the toe members of said metal heel membersare anchored by molding the material of said composition heel membersabout and upon both sides of said toe members, central recesses in saidcomposition heel members, and screws having their heads located in thecentral recesses of said composition heel members, and their shanksassed throligh the central perforations 0 said metal heel members andthreaded into the sleeves of said metal heel base members.

2. In combination with a pair of shoes having heel bases, a air of metalbase members attached to sai heel bases substantially flush with thebottoms of said heel bases, and each provided with projections extendinginto said heel base, and a series of projections extendin away from saidheel base, and a threads sleeve recessed into the heel base, a pair ofdetachable and interchangeable metal heel members having each a centralperforation op site the threaded sleeve of said metal heel ase members,and perforations to register with and engage the outward projections ofsaid metal heel base members, a series of radial arms and a series oftoe members at the extremities of said radial arms respectivel ofi-setto one side of the plane of the ho y of said metal heel members,and apair of molded composition heel members in the body of which the toemembers of said metal heel members are anchored by molding the materialof said composition heel members about and upon both sides of said toemembers, central recesses in said composition heel members, and screwshaving their heads located in the central recesses of said compositionheel members and their shanks passed through the central perforations ofsaid metal heel members and threaded into the sleeves of said metal heelbase members.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

GEORGE A. VOLZ.

